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William Shatner cannot attend the funeral of his friend and "Star Trek" co-star Leonard Nimoy because of a prior commitment for a charity ball, the actor said on Twitter on Saturday. Shatner and Nimoy portrayed the two best-known characters on the original "Star Trek" television series launched in 1966 and in a series of films, with Shatner playing the adventurous Captain Kirk and Nimoy as the logic-bound, half-alien Mr. Spock. Shatner said in a post on Twitter that he was in Florida, having previously agreed to appear at a Red Cross ball. Shatner, in other posts on Twitter, asked people to go online on Sunday to celebrate and remember Nimoy. More »William Shatner cannot attend friend Leonard Nimoy's funeral

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand coach Mike Hesson says an arm injury suffered by captain Brendon McCullum in Saturday's Cricket World Cup match against Australia "looks okay" and he should be fit to play in New Zealand's next match against Afghanistan. More »Injured arm no threat to McCullum's World Cup

Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale suffered a fracture to his right foot while unloading his truck at home and will be sidelined for at least three weeks, the team announced on Saturday. The White Sox are still hoping Sale will be their Opening Day starter in April, but his preparation will now be limited after damaging his foot by landing awkwardly when he got off the back of his truck. I don't know what the timetable is," Sale told reporters. More »Baseball-White Sox ace Sale fractures foot in freak accident

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An opposition lawmaker in the Maldives said her party will press on with street protests until the government frees a former president and current opposition leader. Mohamed Nasheed, the Indian Ocean nation's first democratically elected president, was arrested a week ago for allegedly ordering the military to detain a Criminal Court chief judge in 2012 and ignoring a Supreme Court order to release him. Nasheed, who had resigned after weeks of protests and lost the 2013 election, has been charged him under the country's anti-terrorism law. More »Top Asian News at 1:30 a.m. GMT

By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica Feb 28 (Reuters) - World's fastest man Usain Bolt lost his opening race of the season on Saturday, anchoring the Racers Lions team to second place in the men's 4x100 at the Gibson McCook Relays. Tyquendo Tracy anchored the winning UTech team, which also included Andrew Fisher, Julian Forte and Kimmarley Brown. More »Athletics-Bolt team loses relay race in season opener

Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery to repair a right cheek fracture and will miss the Thunder's next game, the team announced on Saturday. Westbrook suffered a knee to the face at the end of Friday's game against Portland and will miss at least the contest against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. It comes at an inopportune time as Westbrook enjoyed a phenomenal February, averaging 31.2 points, 10.3 assists and 9.1 rebounds. With reigning MVP Kevin Durant out of Oklahoma City's lineup due to injury, Westbrook had been carrying the team. More »NBA-Westbrook injury blow for Oklahoma City

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The British government rejected calls on Sunday to raise taxes on diesel vehicles to reduce air pollution but said it will consider a national network of low-emission zones. Britain has consistently failed to meet European Union limits on nitrogen dioxide, which is produced by diesel engines and is harmful to respiratory systems, as well as another pollutant, known as diesel particular matter. In December, the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee published a report on air quality in which it called for a less favourable tax regime for diesel vehicles to discourage the emission of pollutants. It also urged the government to introduce without delay a national framework for low emission zones and a certification scheme for vehicles that meet particular air quality standards. More »UK government rejects calls for higher diesel tax to cut pollution

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat in their World Cup Pool A clash at Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday. England were unchanged from their 119-run victory over Scotland in Christchurch, giving Gary Ballance another chance to prove his credentials after scoring 30 runs in three innings at the tournament. Opening bowler James Anderson has also been expensive and captured just two wickets so far, against Scotland. ... More »Eoin Morgan chooses to bat against Sri Lanka

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's president went to a hospital Saturday to meet with a 14-year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize her because she is tired of her struggle with cystic fibrosis. More »Chile's president meets with ailing teen who asked to die

By Thomas Grove MOSCOW (Reuters) - It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant that looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen foul of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov had been preoccupied for weeks with details of an opposition march planned for Sunday. Nemtsov also broke off for an interview with a Ukrainian radio station eager for the details of the rally. More »Death threats and a late night dinner before Russia's Nemtsov was shot dead

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a "right-to-work" proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues, but the crowd was much smaller than those in 2011 against Gov. Scott Walker's law stripping public sector unions of much of their power. More »Rally against Wisconsin anti-union measure smaller than 2011

Police in the north German city of Bremen warned on Saturday of a heightened danger from Islamist militants and said they had increased their presence in the city centre and stepped up protection of the Jewish community. "Since yesterday evening the authorities in Bremen have indications, based on knowledge from the police, the domestic intelligence agency and a federal authority, of an increased threat from Islamist extremists," the police statement said. More »Police in Germany's Bremen heighten security citing possible Islamist threat

WELLINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat in their World Cup Pool A clash at Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday. England were unchanged from their 119-run victory over Scotland in Christchurch, giving Gary Ballance another chance to prove his credentials after scoring 30 runs in three innings at the tournament. Opening bowler James Anderson has also been expensive and captured just two wickets so far, against Scotland. ... More »Cricket-England captain Morgan chooses to bat against Sri Lanka

Ireland's Padraig Harrington held the lead after the second round of the Honda Classic on Saturday with play abandoned in the afternoon because of severe rain. The 43-year-old Harrington shot a four-under par 66 for his second round at PGA National to go seven-under for the tournament. He has a stroke lead over American Patrick Reed, who posted two rounds of 67. The three-time major championship winner has slumped to 297th in the world rankings and has not won on either the PGA Tour or the European Tour since 2008. More »Harrington holds lead at Honda as play abandoned